TANNER HARKIN
Flowery Branch,GA
Summary
Certified Clinical Pharmacy Technician with hands-on experience in prescription processing, medication dispensing, and inventory control. Supports pharmacists with high-volume queues, patient profile entry, prior-authorization coordination, and training new technicians while maintaining accuracy, safety, and efficient workflow.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club Pharmacy
Oakwood, GA
10.2023 - Current
- Enter patient profile information into computer systems accurately and completely for a high daily volume of prescriptions.
- Assist pharmacists in preparing prescriptions for filling, including counting tablets and labeling bottles, while maintaining accuracy.
- Assisted pharmacists in clearing high-volume prescription queues and addressing customer inquiries, ensuring efficient workflow.
- Communicate insurance prior-authorization requirements to providers, reducing prescription hold times.
- Monitored medication stock levels in the pharmacy inventory system and facilitated timely replenishment of frequently dispensed items, enhancing inventory management.
- Trained new technicians on prescription labeling, drawer organization, and controlled-substance protocols, improving team competency and compliance.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
Gainesville, GA
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses to ensure patient safety.
- Filled patient prescriptions accurately and safely, ensuring high-quality customer service.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly while maintaining professionalism and enhancing patient satisfaction.
Teaching Assistant for Chemistry
University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus
Oakwood, GA
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Assisted groups of 4-22 students in conducting experiments, ensuring adherence to lab procedures for effective learning.
- Monitored and enforced lab safety protocols, promoting a safe learning environment during experiments.
- Grade lab assignments accurately.
- Instructed a variety of chemistry courses
- Principles of Chemistry I lab (CHEM 121 1L)
- Principles of Chemistry II lab (CHEM 1212L)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of North Georgia
Oakwood, GA05-2025
Pharmacy Technician Diploma -
Pharmacy Technician University
Online04-2024
High School Diploma -
West Hall High School
Oakwood, GA05-2021
Some College (No Degree) - Interdisciplinary Studies
Lanier Technical College
Oakwood, GA10-2026
Skills
- Medication dispensing
- Clinical medication review
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Patient medication counseling
- Pharmacy inventory management
- Pharmacy safety regulations
- Immunization
- Vaccine delivery
- Claims processing
- Data interpretation
- Attention to detail
- Privacy protection
- Confidentiality compliance
- Oral and written communication
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Certification
- American Red Cross Medical CPR Certification 2024, Technician Immunization Certification 2024, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board 2024, State of Georgia Pharmacy Technician License 2022
Presentations
- Qualitative and quantitative determination of fluoride ion concentration present in name brand dental products using 19F-NMR" T. Harkin; B. Andronicescu; J. Driver
- American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2025.
- Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium, Gwinnett, GA, November 2024
- Modeling, synthesis, and analysis of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives for PDE10A inhibition as a method for treating schizophrenia" T. Harkin; B. Quarles
- Preliminary study on the determination of heavy metals in baby foods using induced coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)" T. Harkin; B. Andronicescu; B. Sidgel Regmi
- American Chemical Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 2023.
Research Expertise
- Organic Synthesis Methods
- Infrared Spectroscopy (IR)
- Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) Spectroscopy
- Carbon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13C-NMR) Spectroscopy
- Ice Trap Evaporation and Filtration
- Gravity Filtration
- Column Chromatography
- Recrystallization
- Melting Point Apparatus
- Analytical Methods
- Induced Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)
- Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis)
- Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)
- Fluorine Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (19F-NMR)
- Method of External Standard
- Method of Internal Standard
- Acidic Microwave Digestion
- Preparation of stock solutions and dilutions
Accomplishments
- Pharmacy Associate of the Quarter for Market 702, Sam's Club Pharmacy, Q4 (Dec 2025 - Feb 2026)
- Employee of the Month Award, Sam's Club, Aug 2026
Timeline
Certified Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club Pharmacy
10.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
01.2023 - 10.2023
Teaching Assistant for Chemistry
University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus
08.2022 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of North Georgia
Pharmacy Technician Diploma -
Pharmacy Technician University
High School Diploma -
West Hall High School
Some College (No Degree) - Interdisciplinary Studies
Lanier Technical College